Glossary

1) Loadbearingsurface

Actual area of material in contact with and supporting a unit load.

2) Patented track

A generic term referring to crane and monorail equipment built in accordance with the MMA specification utilizing a composite track section incorporating a proprietary bottom flange shape.
A monorail track beam fabricated from a "T" section and a running flange. Patented track is characterized by the "hardness" of its loadbearingsurface and the ability to be bent into curves without deformation of the beam's loadbearingsurface. The name "patented track" derived from the original patent received by the inventor for the fabrication and production process of the beam(s).